STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Monday, 14 Deceember 2015

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3. $1.1T spending bill could be unveiled Monday night (The Hill)

Republican and Democratic lawmakers negotiating a $1.1 trillion catchall spending bill made progress over the weekend but aren’t expecting to unveil legislation until late Monday night or sometime Tuesday.

There was “progress made over the weekend but significant issues remain,” one Democratic aide said Monday morning.

AshLee Strong, a spokeswoman for Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), echoed that same message: “Negotiations continued throughout the weekend and progress was made but there is no deal yet and the discussions continue.”

The talks remain notably fluid — and remarkably secretive — as the clock ticks down toward the extended deadline for federal funding, which expires at the end of Wednesday. Congress needed to pass a five-day continuing resolution last Friday to avert a government shutdown and buy more time for negotiations.

more at the link: http://thehill.com/policy/finance/263122-11t-spending-bill-could-be-unveiled-monday-night

Three days to read the massive bill. I have recommend the following